The Kiwanis Club of Downtown Sparks is a recently re-chartered club, having been rechartered in 2000. In less than twenty years, they have developed a signature project that has proven to be a major success within their community: the Kiwanis Bike Program. The focus of the Kiwanis Bike Program is pediatric trauma prevention, with bicycling […]
This scholarship helps further my educational endeavors. My plan in the long-term is [to] earn my master’s degree in Psychology at Cal State Fullerton. I want to be able to use this degree to land myself a career in the field of psychology or a career that’s similar [to] working with people in general. The […]
School supplies and clothing are two of the most basic and important necessities when beginning a new school year. For the impoverished children in our country, though, these are often the most difficult items for families to provide. The Kiwanis Club of Galt saw this issue in their own community, a small city with a […]
Required minimum distributions, more commonly referred to as RMDs, are a congressionally-mandated distribution from traditional retirement accounts. The Internal Revenue Service has established RMD rules which dictate the minimum amount a retiree must withdraw from their account every year beginning by age 70½. The penalty for not taking your RMD is a tax of 50% […]
So many of us have experienced our “Kiwanis Moment” while volunteering alongside a member of our Service Leadership Programs (SLP). Now is the time to encourage qualified SLP members to submit their scholarship application to the Kiwanis Cal-Nev-Ha Foundation, helping them to access secondary educational opportunities that might not otherwise be available to them. Circle […]
Without a doubt, serving as a Key Club Lieutenant Governor my senior year was the most rewarding experience from my high school career. Attending training conferences, planning division council meetings, interacting with Kiwanians, and negotiating and working with students and large-scale event coordinators made me grow in my leadership, communication, and organizational skills. A majority […]
On Saturday, September 29th, Valley Children’s Hospital, and Safe Kids Central California collaborated together to host the 5th Annual Seat Check Saturday. Representatives from the Kiwanis Cal-Nev-Ha Foundation were on hand to present the hospital with a grant in the amount of $24,168.75. This grant – made possible by the generosity of our donors – […]
Now through November 2nd, AmazonSmile is donating 5% of your eligible purchase – that’s ten times the usual amount – to the Kiwanis Cal-Nev-Ha Foundation. This represents Amazon’s biggest promotion ever (5% for 5 days), but it won’t last long! Only purchases made this week qualify. With the busy holiday season upon us, wouldn’t it […]
On September 12, 2015, a fire broke out at 1:00 pm near Cobb, California. By 6:30 pm, the fire had spread and burned 10,000 acres. Three days later when it was fully contained, it had burned more than 76,000 acres, killed four people, and destroyed nearly 2,000 buildings, including 1,322 homes. This fire became known […]
In case you missed it, our Impact Report highlights the achievements made possible by the generosity of our donors while our Annual Report takes a deeper look at the individuals and clubs impacted by our donors’ kindness throughout the 2016-2017 Kiwanis year. Click here to download the full 2017 Annual Report.
